Torticollis

She was diagnosed with Torticollis on Friday at her 4 month appt. Give me the good, bad and ugly...... Was sent for an xray to make sure nothing more serious was going on. Xray came back good. Starting physical therapy soon. Pic because she's beautiful!

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My LO (little one) is in PT for torticollis. I don’t have anything to say about the outcome yet, as my older boys didn’t have this. Just wanted to say I’m in the same boat! The doctor thinks my LO (little one) got it because of his severe reflux. Babies with reflux often turn to the right to relieve their discomfort I guess.

My LO is in PT for torticollis. I don’t have anything to say about the ou...

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02/13/2018

My LO got it because of his severe reflux. Babies with reflux often turn to the right to relieve their discomfort I guess.

Hmm that's interesting. Wasn't sure if she had reflux but she was vomiting and had severe constipation and we recently switched to soy. It's been night and day I tell ya. Keep me posted on how it goes. Hoping it helps. Does the PT make them cry? I guess I just want to be prepared. Holding her head still while she screamed and was strapped to a bed for the xray was horrifying for me. I cried.

My baby girl has it and is in PT also. She got hers from being wedged in my pelvis the last few weeks in my pregnancy. This also caused her to have a flat head on her right side. We have been doing PT for a month or so and it seems to be going well. She doesn’t really favor her one side while sleeping anymore and her head is getting a lot better. I will say, the PT does wear my little one out and she will be so exhausted after our session and will cry and then pass out for an hr or two.

My baby girl has it and is in PT also. She got hers from being wedged in my p...

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02/13/2018

My baby girl has it and is in PT also. She got hers from being wedged in my pelvis the last few weeks in my pregnancy. This also caused her to have a flat head on her right side. We have been doing PT for a month or so and it seems to be going well. She doesn’t really favor her one side while sleeping anymore and her head is getting a lot better. I will say, the PT does wear my little one out and she will be so exhausted after our session and will cry and then pass out for an hr or two.

We are PT for this as well. We have been going for about 2 months now. We just got dropped to every other week because hes doing so well. My LO (little one) id a social butterfly so he doesnt mind it. The therapist rarely touches him. She showed me how to do the stretches and while there I do the holding while she uses a toy to get his attention and such. He moves his head all around now and holds it up straighter than ever before. We do therapy for a half hr to an hr whatever he allows. Once he gets fussy she ends that days session. Then he naps in the car on the way home.

We are PT for this as well. We have been going for about 2 months now. We jus...

Posted
02/13/2018

We are PT for this as well. We have been going for about 2 months now. We just got dropped to every other week because hes doing so well. My LO id a social butterfly so he doesnt mind it. The therapist rarely touches him. She showed me how to do the stretches and while there I do the holding while she uses a toy to get his attention and such. He moves his head all around now and holds it up straighter than ever before. We do therapy for a half hr to an hr whatever he allows. Once he gets fussy she ends that days session. Then he naps in the car on the way home.

Also Ill add he does have a flat spot on the right but I have noticed a big change in that as well since he likes to sit up more now.

You can see in this photo how well hes holding his head now. This was this past sunday. When we first started his head was pretty far to the right.

Also Ill add he does have a flat spot on the right but I have noticed a big c...

Posted
02/13/2018

Also Ill add he does have a flat spot on the right but I have noticed a big change in that as well since he likes to sit up more now.
You can see in this photo how well hes holding his head now. This was this past sunday. When we first started his head was pretty far to the right.

This was before we started therapy. His head leaned to the right and he wouldnt turn it left

We did 1.5 years of PT with my older one for torticollis and plagiocephaly.

Just in really really short I want to throw it out there that you should keep in mind the PT is there to teach you new stretches or exercises, keep track of how your little one is doing and basically teach you to do the stretches and exercises. You can’t expect to do PT one time a week for one hour and think that’s enough to help your little one. I just want to throw it out there because our PT had a heart to heart with us on the first session and this is basically what she told us you as the parent need to be doing the stretches and exercises throughout the day and throughout the week. When she comes in she is going to assess how little one is doing and then have Us adjust accordingly. From other moms that I met who had little ones in PT they weren’t necessarily given this information and they just kind of understood it as the baby does PT one time a week and that’s all. Some of them did not have as great of results and or were in PT for longer

This was before we started therapy. His head leaned to the right and he would...

Posted
02/13/2018

This was before we started therapy. His head leaned to the right and he wouldnt turn it left

I was wondering about her turning from ne side to the other. She does this already so maybe hers is not severe? if you look straight down at her head the right is a little flatter than the left but she sleeps both ways so idk.

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